After five years of apprenticeship as a printer in Erfurt, he was married in Arnstadt in 1710 and moved to Dresden in 1715, where he copied old paintings, was a student of Christoph Ludwig Agricola and worked briefly with Adam Manyoki, although he remained largely an auto-didact.[1] In 1722, he presented his paintings for the first time during a carnival held at the Zwinger Palace.[2] Many of his works were purchased by the former Saxon Minister of War, Jacob Heinrich von Flemming.
Unfortunately, 1740 was also the year when his wife died. After completing his commission, in 1743, he remarried and was awarded the title of "Hofkommissar" (Court Inspector). Six years later, he commissioned to do another series of landscapes; this time of Mecklenburg, under the direction of Duke Christian Ludwig II.[1]
Three years after his death, the art historian and collector Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn wrote his biography (although it appears to be unavailable at present). His son, Johann Friedrich Alexander Thiele [de], also became a well-known landscape painter.
Referencesedit
^ abHermann Arthur Lier (1894), "Thiele, Johann Alexander", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), vol. 37, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 754
^ ab"Gemalte Heimat von hohem Wert" (exhibition news with biography): in Tag des Herrn (2002)
^ abJohann Alexander Thiele @ Sächsische Biografie.
Further readingedit
Moritz Stubel, Der Landschaftsmaler Johann Alexander Thiele und seine sächsischen Prospekt, B.C. Teubner, 1914
Hendrik Bärnighausen, et al. "Wie über die Natur die Kunst des Pinsels steigt": Johann Alexander Thiele (1685-1752) : Thüringer Prospekte und Landschafts-Inventionen, Volume 2 of Sondershäuser Kataloge, Hain, 2003 ISBN3-898070-62-X
External linksedit
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johann, alexander, thiele, march, 1685, erfurt, 1752, dresden, german, painter, engraver, date, unknown, portrait, christian, gottlieb, geyserfantastical, landscape, along, elbe, 1730, contents, life, work, references, further, reading, external, linkslife, wo. Johann Alexander Thiele 26 March 1685 in Erfurt 22 May 1752 in Dresden was a German painter and engraver Johann Alexander Thiele date unknown portrait by Christian Gottlieb GeyserFantastical Landscape Along the Elbe c 1730 Contents 1 Life and work 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksLife and work editAfter five years of apprenticeship as a printer in Erfurt he was married in Arnstadt in 1710 and moved to Dresden in 1715 where he copied old paintings was a student of Christoph Ludwig Agricola and worked briefly with Adam Manyoki although he remained largely an auto didact 1 In 1722 he presented his paintings for the first time during a carnival held at the Zwinger Palace 2 Many of his works were purchased by the former Saxon Minister of War Jacob Heinrich von Flemming After Flemming s death in 1728 Thiele returned to Arnstadt In 1729 he became court painter to Gunther XLIII Prince of Schwarzburg Sondershausen 3 but he also worked for the courts in Braunschweig and Kassel In 1738 he was named court painter for King Augustus III of Poland and in 1740 acquired the patronage of Heinrich von Bruhl 3 During this period he received 1000 Thalers and free lodging for creating four landscape views of the Eastern Ore Mountains and Mount Oybin in the Zittau Mountains as well as some of the first paintings of the Lossnitz region 2 Unfortunately 1740 was also the year when his wife died After completing his commission in 1743 he remarried and was awarded the title of Hofkommissar Court Inspector Six years later he commissioned to do another series of landscapes this time of Mecklenburg under the direction of Duke Christian Ludwig II 1 Three years after his death the art historian and collector Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn wrote his biography although it appears to be unavailable at present His son Johann Friedrich Alexander Thiele de also became a well known landscape painter References edit a b Hermann Arthur Lier 1894 Thiele Johann Alexander Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie ADB in German vol 37 Leipzig Duncker amp Humblot p 754 a b Gemalte Heimat von hohem Wert exhibition news with biography in Tag des Herrn 2002 a b Johann Alexander Thiele Sachsische Biografie Further reading editMoritz Stubel Der Landschaftsmaler Johann Alexander Thiele und seine sachsischen Prospekt B C Teubner 1914 Hendrik Barnighausen et al Wie uber die Natur die Kunst des Pinsels steigt Johann Alexander Thiele 1685 1752 Thuringer Prospekte und Landschafts Inventionen Volume 2 of Sondershauser Kataloge Hain 2003 ISBN 3 898070 62 XExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Johann Alexander Thiele ArtNet More works by Thiele Literature by and about Johann Alexander Thiele in the German National Library catalogue Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johann Alexander Thiele amp oldid 1036158674, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
